Plate Heat Exchangers

Series FP, FP-DW, FP-SW

With partnership
into the future
FUNKE is a leader in the development and production of quality heat exchangers with a heat transfer area of
up to 2 400 m. The range of products comprises shell-and-tube heat exchangers, bolted and brazed plate heat
exchangers as well as oil / air cooling units and electrical oil pre-heaters. Thus, as one of the few producers
worldwide, FUNKE offers solutions with optimum thermodynamic designs for different industries and virtually
all applications.
FUNKE focuses on customer orientation, highest quality standards, flexibility and advisory skills important
benefits a company of just the right size is able to offer.

Your specialist for heat exchangers

Benefits of FUNKE plate heat exchangers (PHE)

Satisfied and regular customers are evidence for the reliability and quality FUNKE guarantees.

low investment, operation and maintenance costs

highly efficient heat transfer (K-values on average 3-5
times higher compared to bare-tube heat exchangers)
for economic solutions asymmetrical flow gaps are
available
exploitation of even smallest temperature differences
</= 1 K
up to 75% less space required
self-cleaning effect due to highly turbulent flow behaviour
future additional capacity is possible by fitting extra heat
transfer plates
high safety measures avoid media mixing
easy to open / clean
low operating weight / low liquid content

FUNKEs broad product range comprises

Plate Heat Exchangers (bolted and brazed)
Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers
Oil / Air Cooling Units
Electrical Oil Pre-heaters
FUNKE offers a wide range of plate heat exchangers
(PHE) to meet almost any requirement in machine
and plant engineering with regard to heat transfer.

Technical key data (depending on design)

Capacity

1 KW

Volume flow

5 m

4500 m

0,04 m

3,0 m

Nominal connection diameter

DN 25

DN 500

FP

gasketed / bolted PHE (standard design)

Operating temperature

20C

+195C

FP-DW

safety PHE (double-wall plate design)

max. 25 bar

FP-SW

semi welded PHE (welded cassettes)

Surface / plate

Working pressure

30 MW

Design and function of FUNKE PHE

The heart of a PHE is a pack of embossed plates with
apertures. The plates are assembled in a 180 angle to each
other, resulting in flow gaps on each side. Each plate is
provided with a gasket, which securely seals the flow gaps
from the atmosphere and separates the two media used in
the heat exchange.

Series

The gasketed plate pack is mounted in a rack and is compressed with tightening bolts between the fixed plate and
the movable plate. To guarantee maximum heat transfer,
warm and cold media are normally led through the PHE in
one-pass or multi-pass counterflow. Connections are on the
fixed plate, but can also be on the movable plate for multipass flow (see principle sketches below).

Design of a plate heat exchanger

8

6
7
4

11
3

10

1
8

Connection positions
12
9

7
5
1. Fixed plate
2. Movable plate
3. Support column
4. Carrying bar
5. Lower plate guiding bar
6. Carrier roller
7. Tightening bolt and nuts
8. Fixing bolts
9. Rubber /metal liners
10. Gaskets
11. Heat transfer plates
12. Name plate

single-pass

two-pass

three-pass

Always the right plate for your requirements

Off-Set- embossing for highest efficiency
All plate heat exchangers look very similar at first glance.
But the difference and the secret of efficient heat transfer
cannot be seen from the outside it is the wave pattern. Its
performance depends on many factors, including size and
number of plates. Altogether, these factors determine the
size of the plate heat exchangers and the operating costs.
A crucial factor e.g. is that plates with different plate corrugation angles (in relation to the flow direction) can be
combined. Obtuse corrugation angles result in longer thermal paths (H) and higher heat transfer rates but also lead
to higher pressure drops. Acute corrugation (L) angles are
chosen if the pressure drop must be kept low.

FUNKE plate heat exchangers offer more advantages by

combining different plate corrugations- with the unique
Off-Set profile even asymmetrical flow gaps can be
formed. Therefore, the cross-sectional areas of the warm
and the cold side of the PHE can approximately be one
third larger or smaller (see pictures and graphics below).

Off-Set profile

Thermally short (L)

Sinus profile

Thermally long (H)

With the sophisticated Off-Set profile our customers benefit from an additional tool for providing cost-effective PHE
solutions. An oil cooler, for example, is significantly smaller and cheaper if the volume flow on the cooling water side can be
much larger. Therefore, up to 17 per cent less exchange surface is required compared to conventional symmetrical plates.
The configuration of the plate pack is always calculated using state-of-the-art design software, whether symmetrical or
asymmetrical. So, FUNKE always aims to find the most efficient and cost effective solution for the customer.

Off-Set profile

Standard-Sinus-wave

Varieties of flow gaps

Welded cassettes
In this design special media, such as ammonia in cooling
applications, flows through welded plate pairs. On the water side between the cassettes, specially designed gaskets
are used.
Series FP-SW

Weld seams

Double-wall plates

Short overview of plate and gasket:

These plates provide maximum protection against the

mixing of media used in the heat exchange process. Two
simultaneously embossed plates are laser-welded at the
port holes. If there is a leak, fluids can escape at the edges
of the plate pair.

very high heat transfer rates due to thermodynamically

optimized design
corrugation fields with Off-Set embossing allow for
symmetrical and asymmetrical flow gaps (1)
specially embossed entry fields for an optimum distribution of media (2)
gaskets fastened by Clip-system for easy maintenance
gaskets have a special ribbed surface, enabling more
exact centring and stabilization of the entire plate
pack (3)
double gasket with leakage groove between two media,
preventing mixing of the
media (4)
special plate profile at the
edges, reinforcing the plate
pack and ensuring high
pressure resistance of the
gasket during operation (5)

Series FP-DW

Double-wall plates

Technical data
Plate material

Accessories

As standard, FUNKE heat transfer plates are produced in

1.4404 / AISI 316L. Due to the high content in molybdenum,
this material is generally more corrosion-resistant and more
resistant to chloride damage than 1.4301 / AISI 304.

Optionally, we equip your plate heat exchanger with the following accessories:
insulations (e.g. mineral insulation material cladded with
galvanised sheet; other claddings optional)
inline-filters
special painting (e.g. sea air resistant paint)
shroud / drip tray
earthing lugs
CIP cleaning system

Optionally, the following additional materials may be

used:
1.4301 / AISI 304 (cost-effective for use with uncritical
media)
1.4539 / AISI 904L (with high nickel content to avoid
stress corrosion cracking; good price / performance
ratio when media with a low acid and chloride content
are applied)
1.4547 / 254 SMO (higher chloride and acid-resistance
than 1.4404 / AISI 316L)
Alloy C276 (highly resistant against acids and chlorides;
e.g. for concentrated sulphuric acid)
Titanium ASTM B 265 Grade 1
Titanium-Palladium ASTM B265 Grade 11 (highest
material quality; appropriate e.g. for chlorides at higher
temperatures)

Special equipment
frames made of stainless steel or with stainless steel
cladding
PHE as double cooler with switch-over valve and
thermostat

Gasketing

Connections
FUNKE plate heat exchangers can be supplied with all
common connections (threaded or flange connection,
connection with loose flange, moulded rubber part or
metal lining; others on request) for any application (industry,
building services, chemicals, food). Of course, all common
materials as well as welded designs are available.

Depending on the design and the type, adhesive or nonadhesive (Clip-system) gaskets may be used. As gasket
materials, well-known, proven and tested materials are
used, such as:
NBR (nitrile-rubber): universally applicable for aqueous
and oily fluids e.g. water / oil-applications
EPDM (ethylene-propylene-rubber): wide range of applications for many chemical compounds which do not
contain mineral oil and grease; also for water and steam
applications
Fluororubber (Viton): extremely resistant to chemicals and
organic solvents, also to sulphuric acid and vegetable oils
at high temperatures
other materials on request

Dimensions

frame /
pressure
rating

max.
pressure
range bar

max.
number
of plates

surface /
plate
m

L2

PP

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

mm

04
08
14
20

16
16
16
16

125
150
200
200

0,04
0,08
0,14
0,20

460
800
837
1066

160
160
310
310

336
675
590
819

65
65
135
135

85
85
132
132

150-600
150-600
250-1000
250-1000

FP
05
FP
09
FP-DW 05

25
25
16

150
150
150

0,04
0,08
0,04

532
827
532

200
200
200

381
676
381

70
70
70

45
45
45

FP
FP
FP
FP-DW

10
16
22
16

25
25
25
25

200
200
200
200

0,10
0,16
0,21
0,16

733
933
1182
933

310
310
310
310

494
694
894
694

126
126
126
126

FP
19
FP-DW 19

16
16

500
500

0,19
0,19

1080
1080

440
440

650
650

FP
FP
FP
FP
FP
FP-DW
FP-DW
FP-DW
FP-SW

205
31
40
50
71
205
31
50
31

25
25
25
25
25
16
16
16
25

500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
250

0,21
0,30
0,40
0,50
0,70
0,21
0,30
0,50
0,30

1160
1332
1579
1826
2320
1160
1332
1826
1332

480
480
480
480
480
480
480
480
480

FP
FP
FP
FP-DW

41
60
80
80

25
25
25
16

700
700
700
700

0,40
0,60
0,80
0,80

1470
1835
2200
2200

FP
FP
FP
FP

42
62
82
112

25
25
25
25

750
750
750
750

0,40
0,60
0,80
1,15

FP
FP
FP
FP
FP-DW

405
70
100
130
100

25
25
25
25
16

700
700
700
700
700

FP
FP
FP
FP

81
120
160
190

25
25
25
25

FP
FP
FP
FP

150
200
250
300

25
25
25
25

FP
FP
FP
FP

connections

max.
surface
m

pcs. x 2,4
pcs. x 2,4
pcs. x 2,4
pcs. x 2,4

1
1
2
2

5
12
28
40

250-1000
250-1000
250-1000

pcs. x 2,7
pcs. x 2,7
pcs. x 2,9

1
1
1

6
12
6

128
128
128
128

250-1000
250-1000
250-1000
250-1000

pcs. x 2,9
pcs. x 2,9
pcs. x 2,9
pcs. x 3,1

2
2
2
2

20
30
45
30

202
202

200
200

500-2500
500-2500

pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1

DN 80
DN 80

100
100

719
894
1141
1388
1882
719
894
1388
894

225
225
225
225
225
225
225
225
225

204
204
204
204
204
204
204
204
204

500-2500
500-3000
500-3000
500-3000
500-3000
500-3000
500-3000
500-3000
500-3000

pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,3
pcs. x 3,3
pcs. x 3,3
pcs. x 3,1

DN 100
DN 100
DN 100
DN 100
DN 100
DN 100
DN 100
DN 100
DN 100

105
150
200
250
350
105
200
250
200

620
620
620
620

941
1306
1671
1671

290
290
290
290

225
225
225
225

500-4000
500-4000
500-4000
500-4000

pcs. x 3,5
pcs. x 3,5
pcs. x 3,5
pcs. x 3,7

DN 150
DN 150
DN 150
DN 150

280
420
560
560

1470
1835
2200
2687

620
620
620
620

941
1306
1671
2157

290
290
290
290

225
225
225
225

500-4000
500-4000
500-4000
500-4000

pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1

DN 150
DN 150
DN 150
DN 150

315
450
600
840

0,41
0,70
1,00
1,30
1,00

1380
1740
2100
2460
2100

760
760
760
760
760

770
1130
1490
1850
1490

395
395
395
395
395

285
285
285
285
285

500-4000
500-4000
500-4000
500-4000
500-4000

pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,1
pcs. x 3,3

DN 200
DN 200
DN 200
DN 200
DN 200

300
355
700
910
700

800
800
800
800

0,80
1,20
1,60
1,90

1930
2320
2710
3100

980
980
980
980

1100
1490
1879
2267

480
480
480
480

365
365
365
365

1780-5280
1780-5280
1780-5280
1780-5280

pcs. x 3,8
pcs. x 3,8
pcs. x 3,8
pcs. x 3,8

DN 300
DN 300
DN 300
DN 300

640
960
1280
1520

800
800
800
800

1,50
2,00
2,50
3,00

2500
2855
3211
3567

1370
1370
1370
1370

1466
1822
2178
2534

672
672
672
672

480
480
480
480

1980-5980
1980-5980
1980-5980
1980-5980

pcs. x 4,1
pcs. x 4,1
pcs. x 4,1
pcs. x 4,1

DN 500
DN 500
DN 500
DN 500

1600
1600
2000
2400

FP gasketed / bolted PHE (standard design) FP-DW safety PHE (double-wall plate design) FP-SW semi welded PHE (welded cassettes)
More types and sizes on request Technical changes reserved pcs. = number of plates

Hydraulic
oil cooling in
power plant.

FUNKE customers value reliability

Cooling of lubricating oil for extruding presses.

Condensation
of bioethanol.

Cooling of
laser welding
plants in
automotive
production.

Cooling of hydraulic oil for high pressure air

compressors in oil exploration.

Plate heat
exchangers
as double oil
cooler with
transflow
valves and
temperature
control.

Industrial applications PHEs in heating, ventilation,

air condition (Example: district heating system)

House
heating
circuit

Domestic
watercircuit

District heating supply

Industrial applications PHEs in refrigeration engineering

Coolingtower

Cooling plant
Condenser

Compressor

Evaporator
Cold
store

Regulating valve

Quality production at FUNKE

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Lifetime partnership
our service for your PHE
The design and the high quality standards of FUNKE
plate heat exchangers aim to keep maintenance work to a
minimum, provided that the conditions of use the PHE has
been designed for are adhered to. However, during service
life, the gaskets of a PHE are subject to a normal fatigue
process. Depending on the conditions of use, the plate
pack can be tightened several times until the lower limit
PP-min. is reached, at this time gaskets need replacement. Normally, maintenance and servicing can be carried
out by adequately trained personnel of the operator. If you
need help, contact our local service technicians or service
partners who will provide the services as follows:

Our service proposal for your PHE

cleaning service: CIP (Cleaning in Place) or mechanical
cleaning on site or chemical cleaning (immersion bath) at
the factory
on request, complete CIP systems (incl. the required
cleaning chemicals) can be provided by FUNKE
replacing gaskets: this always includes cleaning of plates;
crack test is optional
spare parts service: supply of original parts throughout
the world
overhaul of complete unit
future supplementary performance optimization: extension of plate pack / change in plate configuration

Required data for the best PHE design

The desired performance of the PHE can be achieved by
very different configurations. With precise knowledge of all
process conditions we can offer our customers the most
efficient and cost-effective PHE.
Required data can be found on our quotation questionnaire
at our website. If you require assistance, please do not
hesitate to contact us. We will be pleased to assist you.

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Quality Heat Exchangers

Quality means safety. Each unit built by FUNKE is

design and pressure tested. Additional approvals are also
available in accordance with quality authorities such as:
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Bureau Veritas (BV)
Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Lloyds Register of Shipping (LRS)
Schweizerischer Verein fr technische
Inspektionen (SVTI)
Technischer berwachungsverein (TV)

Subject to technical modifications PHE-0113 E

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as well as customers test and inspection regulations.

Funke Wrmeaustauscher Apparatebau GmbH

Zur Dessel 1
31028 Gronau / Leine Germany
T +49 (0) 51 82 / 582-0
F +49 (0) 51 82 / 582-48
info@funke.de
www.funke.de

FUNKE has been certified according to DIN EN ISO

9001:2008 and is an approved manufacturer according to:
EU Pressure Equipment Directive
97 / 23 / EC (PED), Module H / H1
HP0 in connection with DIN EN 729-2
ASME U-Stamp
GOST R (incl. RTN & hygiene certificate)
China Certificate